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Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH
OVER THE OCEAN.
Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.-THE Jour
nal De ST. Petersburg says the Russian
embassy at Constantinople has handed to
the porte protest against Ferdinand's oc
cupancy of the Bulgarian throne 1t de
clares that he has been guilty of an audac-
ious attempt against the rights of
the powers and that the response
bility for his adventure and
for his fragrant violation of these rights
must now rest entirely with him even
should the other powers think it to permit
the violation of their privileges. The
Journal, however, makes this pertinent in
quiry: Can it be supposed that Russia
will consider herself line bound to be
come she defender of what remains OF the
Berlin treaty?
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
aIes were paid on $3.50, Sss. 5e'
country,
PAY OF NEWSPAPER WRITERS.

Journalism Does Not Compare Unfavor-
ably with Other Professions.
Ever since newspapers had an existence the
poverty of the newspaper writer has been
proverb. The cause of this is mystery, but
il probably lies in the fact that barely CEN
fury ago Newspaper was an expensive and
generally foolish experiment. while the
LAWYER, the minister and the doctor bad their
financial status and assured income
The subject is discussed intelligently in that
able organ of newspaper men, The Journalist,
which takes the obvious, but unusual. ground
that newspaper work is as well paid today as
the work of any other trade or profession
This is true. as every newspaper man knows
who stops to think Thousands Of young
doctors, ministers and lawyers are struggling
for chance 10 live, but reporter with any
ability and industry can get sl5 week,
which is twice AS much as bare support re-
suires.
Nor does journalism compare unfavorably
with other professions as 10 the higher prizes
Of skill and mental equipment. The comPeti-
ton for these is sharp, and it would be much
sharper were it not for the incorporate
habits Of so many talented fellows, who are
proud to call themselves -Bohemians," and
WHO rdnlulF uFOp olA u sc IL LA VIC 7-A 'A'-'
OF the fittest-
There are some hundreds Of newspaper
writers in this country who receive s salary
Of $500 apiece, not counting proprletors
who frequently become men through their
newspapers alone. and a. to saving and ac-
eumulating the class Of writers above emu
aaerated viii compare favorasiy with the
leaders Of any guild IL would not d diff
cult 70 mention loo American Newspaper
writer's who are to-day worth 50 go apiece,
and have made il exclusively frc1l tie resals
Of savings from their salaries, AMI The fun
list would doubtless aggregate several times
Is many.
Successful journalism dsfnarts pecuiisi
qualities, bu. The Journals. Is oSrrsct IN de-
claring that, for the young man who pos
sesses them, there is no human taead that
sSers more attractions ashington Post
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Farm at Public sale.

will offer at public sale the farm now oc-
pied by w. F. Brewer, l IL miles north of
Valley Center, Kansas, on Thursday, Aug.
IS. 1887. Said farm contains 155 acres more
or less is all first class bottom land 10 acres
in cultivation. 20 acres fenced with wire
fence, acres fenced hog tight, acres in or
chard of first class budded fruit. consisting
of apples, peaches, pears and some few
grapes. This is one of the best farms In
Sedgwick county, all smooth farm land, no
hard pan or aikali a good two story house
l6x32. four rooms, and cellar walled with
brick. good smoke house. small stable and
corn cribs, hog shed 12x4s rooted and fioored
Good water can be had anywhere on this
farm from u 10 Is feet deep. '3o%
A B. FISHER.
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He Paid the Fine.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. IA Times Fl
Worth, Texas, special SAYS that Sergeant
Hall, member of L. S, cavalry COM
pany passing through the city was arrested
and fined yesterday for disorderly conduct.
Today Cap ain King, his commanding Of
ficer, demanded his release by the munich
pal authorities on the ground that he was
amenable only to military law. This was
refused and King left declaring that the
L. S. court had passed on this question in
Utah. The captain finally paid the fine,
however, and the sergeant was released.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Kansas CITY GRAIN ana Provisions.


Daily Indicator reporz wheat steady: NO. req
none on the market;So. soft cash o.
.,urn-Lower; No. cash sales 351f. Septe nD Ssl
3sx bid 3s14 asked; Year IS bid. 50 asked may So7s
bio $50 ask d.
Oats, august q bid.
Eggs and Butter-In demand and unchanged
hye-No bids or offerings.
putter-Fancy creamery IS good Il; fine dairy 2V'f
store packed II; common scr cents
Cheese-Fuil cream 49l414; hats 'SS
gggs-Steady. per doz-
Flour dull steady; quotations III IS: Xxx %
asO family 81 egl 10; choice 81 ssGl Ao fanc5 10
extra fancy 81 seG1 6; patent 81 sG2M
Corn Meal.-Green 20; dried. al choice yeiio", Vs.
bulk. TN.
Bran-Bulk. 81: sacked, 81. =, q
Poulrry-Old hens, fat, heavy e . ROSTERS 81 %
turkeys, Soc. . NJ x,,a,
pf ~. dried beef clear g. dry salt clear rid sides
n so; long clear g. 70 shoulders 81; short Gear
Is Is: smoked clear RIB sides, 81 ~; long Clear
* IS: shoulders ss 80: short clear. o So
Mess Pork-Sl5 ~.
Tsrd.-Cboice tierce. rs 3l11-
Rye no cash 80 asked.
H,y-New fancy small baled. g GO; large, $50
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Tho u. s. Rifles.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. To-day at
Fort Smelling was devoted to bulls eye
shooting Lieut.. Avery carried of the
honors At 200 yards he made four bulls
eyes In five shots and the other one was
zero, winning 80 out of possible 90. AT
the same distance Sergt Mckelvey made
six bulls eyes at eight shots. Sergt. An
ger, Sergt. Crow and Sergt. Mitchell made
five bulls eyes at eight shots. AT 600 yards
Sergt. Crow, Sergt. Wood, Sergt. Farrell,
Corporal Boyle, Private Feenery and Pri-
vate Smith each made foGr bulls eyes in
eight shots.
Tomorrow regular competition lo-
places on the department team will COM
mence.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Everybody Takes 1t.

The Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway
(St. Joseph & Iowa Railroad Co., Lessee), is
th= best equipped line west Of the Missouri
river. Our equipment was built expressly
for this line by the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany, which is guarantee to the travelling
public that it is strictly first-cIass. You will
find all of our coaches elegantly upholstered
and very comfortable in every particular.
II you are going to any part Of Kansas or
Nebraska, or to any point east, remembe
you will never regret having started right,
by taking the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska
Railway. (Rock Island Route. For fur
Their particulars, address Jno. Sebastian, G..
T. & p A, Topeka, Kan. 6O-tf.
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A New Railroad.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 16 The Kansas
City & Sabine Pass railway company has
fled articles of incorporation and received
a charter from the State of Missouri with a
capital of $250,0O0 Col Harrison W.
James, of New York, is president, and
Fred NJ. Day, of Brooklyn, treasurer. The
object is to build an air line from Kansas
City to Sabine Pass, distance of 700
miles, being the nearest coast point to this
place by four hundred miles Connection
will be made with the northern roads. The
right of way has been obtained for greater
part of the way, and terminal facilities
have been secured In Kansas City.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Direct line TO Cleveland, Lake Chatauqua7
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, New York, and al
eastern cities. Only line running through
Palace Sleeping Cars over the Lake snore,
New York Central and Boston q Albany
railways. Trains leave ST. Louis daily .;
500 q. m and go pm; arrive at View York
Grand Central depot at 80 ?. n next Gay
and 80 q. N second morning Arrive q,
Ros<nu e. Albany deyo. at 1910 ?. m and
e.g5 m, thus making direct connection
with ali trains for the famous eastern sun
mer rescrts-
The Bee Line IN connection with TIE
big Four has lately established through
car line 10 Cincinnati, leaving 81 Lo1a q,
500 a m and 30 p. IL, daily arriving al
Cincinnsa q. Is p m add 40 a N LIZ
uriOus Pullman Sleeferz Oh evening ram.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

There i milkman at Brixton who has a
ready wit that lawyer might envy. One Of
his customers caught him watering his milk
at horse trough the other day -What,-
said the customer in a rage. isn't il enough
that your milk Is full of typhoid without your
going and watering iti7 The milkman turned
round, and, smiling compassionately, said TO
two O. three bystandsrs: what can you do
with man ike this, He actually wants bis
typhoid straight. --Phladelphi Press.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

With Asiatic cholera raging in South
America and several cases reported at diff
ferent parts of the United States, recently at
Detroit, Mich, people begin to consider
what they would do in case it
should appear in epidemic form here and to
ask what can be done. First, the sanitary
condition of the premises should be looked
to; all decaying animal and vegetable matter
removed Second, drink no water until
after it has been boiled Third, procure a
5O-cent bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoe Remedy and you may CON
slider yourself and family fortified against
the disease. 4o-tf-
ALDRIcH & Brown, also J. P ALLEN.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Nebraska Prohibitionists.

LINCOLN; Aug. 1.-THE prohibiti 1nists
met today in state convention and put the
following ticket in the field: Judge c. F
Abbott of Saline county, supreme judge
Horatio s. Jilton of Merrick, and J. ID,
Newell of Richardson. regents of the state
university. Candidates for iudgeships in
in the several judicial districts were also
nominated.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Died From His Wounds.

DETROIT, Aug, 17.-Sheriff Charles
Lynch of Alpana, died this morning at the
Detroit sanatarium from shot wound in
the leg, inflicted by the notorious "Blinky
Morgan. Sheriff Lynch planned and car.
ried out a scheme to capture "BLnky
Morgan and other alleged murderers of
Detective Halligsn, of Cleveland. His
murderer is now in jail at Ravenna, o.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Iron Ore In Iowa.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Aug. 17.-Valuable
discoveries of iron ore have been made
near WauKen, Altakee county, and a
company has been formed in Rockford,
and develop the same The inccrporators
are Henry w. Pry, Geo. S. Roper and
John B Sine. Large tracts of valuable
ore are already located with amending
prospects of unlimited resources.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
He PROGRESSED Religion.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. lit transpires to-
day that Hugh NJ Brooks, alias Maxwell
the famous chloroformer of Preller, turned
his attention to religious matters about a
month ago and was received into the Cath
Ole church The young mans father, who
is still here, is much rejoiced at the change
that has come over his son.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Commencing Sunday, July 18th, the Chi,
cago, kansas & Nebraska Ry Rock Island
Route) will run regular passenger trains,
leaving Wichita daily at $40 a. m and ar
irving at Topeka at 2:25 p. m. and St joseph
at $50 p m, at which latter place close con-
nection is made with the c., r. |. & +. KY
running through sleepers and chair cars &c
Chicago Trains arrive at Wichita daily al
7:10 D. m oI-u
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81. Louis Live STOCK.

ST. LOUIS, Aug Il.
Csttle-Rcts 27l0 shpt isol market steady. chosce
heavy nsrive IS sl&4 -; butchers
steers fair 20 good 81 +sa4 90 feeders fair 20
good e. ss1s 80; stockers fair TO good e. uSs IS
fe yss common 10 choice, 81 SisS -
Hogs-Receipts 24ls; shpt SOU market steady;
>holce, heavy and butchers selections s. 80
- packing fair TO good. IS esesS 2sl workers ne
tur prime 81 SlS5 IL, pigs common 20 good o. *
81
Shtsp-Receipcs, 90 shipments 500. nlarke; steady;
clipped fair 10 choice ; 81 ~ amos ga 81.
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-. Iou,s cram ana Provisions,

ST. LOTS. Aug L.
E1our-Quiet anS steady family s. S5@2 S; patent
A. SEA 6.
wheat-Essier. No. red cash. ss5s; August sS5s
GeaSl: closing ssls. September 6szaG.d ciostns ~
October sltsS Is closing siSS.
Corn stesdy. Cash Ss<Ss1s. closing SIA. octos
er. S71s ASA. eEosins 81.
osts-Qatet- Cssh 2isz; August 2+A.
Rye-4As.t
Egss-tirm. 70 cents.
Bltter-Cuiet. easy. creamery 3SSs y dairy Is 81
rork-old mess SIS o.; new SIS y
Es-d-s s.
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Ireland.

DUBLIN, Aug 17.-At the Limerick SEES
sion today three persons were sentenced
under the crimes act, two of them to six
months Imprisonment and one to four
months, for resisting the sheriff.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Ball and Bat.

EMPoRIA, Kan Aug. IT,
AT EMPORIA.
Empoia. .......... 9 Wichita. ...........
AT NEW YORK
Baltimore. .... 2 Metropolitans. 49,.
AT PHILADELPHIA
Brooklyn. Is Athletics. ......... 2
AT CINCINNATI.
No game-rain.
AT WORCESTER.
Boston. q Washington. )
AT DENVER.
Denver. 10 Hastings. .........
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia w New York. 1890.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Tswsshlp 0Gce1.

Each Road Overseer should hAv'
q Road Overseer's Account Book, Re
ceipt Book for Labor, Receipt Bcoi
for Extra Work, and Receipt Booi
for Material Used.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Chicago Live stock.

CHICAGO. Aux Is
Drovers Journal reports Cattle. receipts lis,s ship
rents see1 MARKET steady. 81 tppinS Steers 6 Pa
-; stockers and feeders. 81 S5zS cows bulls and
mxed 81 osa 3; bulk g. stSI 8; Texas cattle slow
81 81 6ts<S o.
HoSs-Receipts issa shipments sM Market
steady. Rough and mixed a ssss o.; packing and
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
For sale.

On easy terms, several pieces of desirable
property in good prospective business local.
ties. For price and terms enquire OF Z. A.
Philips, agent Adams and Wells Fargo &
Co.'S, Express 3l-tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

HYDE & Humble will close their store at
o'clock p. m, except Saturday, during the
months of July and August Att
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Brighton Beach Winners,

New YORK, Aug. Winners at
Brighton Beach; Effie Hardy, Change,
Garry Owen, Tornado Roy.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
EranaR.

PARIS, Aug. II "A dispatch from Fan
zibar as been received at the foreign office
which says: Henry NJ. Stanley, the ex-
plorer, has been massacred by natives, after
having been deserted by his escort.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

W. O. Riddell & Co. over Kansas National
bank, are headquarters for Paramount, Getto
and Logan additions. Parlor Car line in 20
days Finest residence property 10 the city.
6o-tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Kansas City Lave STOCK.

KANSAS CITY Aus. L.
Cattle. -Receipts 2s57; shipments, i022. lower;
feeders g. 5l5 10; butchers s. 25<s4 IT, cows 81 So
ST. grass range g. IL.
4oss - Receipts. ISIS: shipments. 177-; lower;
good Ia choice g. +o@S x, common 70 medium
3 as Is; skipe and pigs q "a; J..
Shsrp.-rseceiprs. iS0. shipments steady;
rood choice. g. .5SS 81 common TO medium 81 IS
sf2
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

C. A. Pillsbury & Co., are the largest
3Our manufactures in the world. Miller &
Pavey agents, room Fechheimer Block.
d-24u
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
Iron Fencing.

Save agents commission and patronize
home enterprise by ordering your iron fenc-
ing direct from the Wichita Factory, No. So
South Fourth avenue. Samples to select
from. Prices from IS cents TO sl.25 per foot,
painted and put up complete. o9-u
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Dunbar & bearing will attend TO all
branches of undertaking, night or day. 235
n Main: telephone 3co. dol-lmo
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
LATER.

LONDON, Aug. 17.-Letters were received
to -day from Henry Stanley, dated June Is,
from Gambruja village near the rapids
of the Aruwimi, reporting himself and
party well.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Passengers for Wellsford, for Coldwater
and Ashland be sure and take Lakes straight
line and save twenty four hours time; arrive
at Coldwater at $50 p m ls-u
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Iron Fencing. Anchors, Bolts

IRON FcnC1hE, AHCHUrs, bUIIs
And all kinds of plain and ornamental
wrought and cast iron work for buildings.
Low prices Stewart Bros, Architectural
Iron Works, No. 332 South Fourth avenue.
63 If
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Dunbar s bearing have the finest hearses
III the state 235 y. Nam; telephone SUS.
d6l-1mo
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lshippins IS 0005 10, light q sos 2 ssigs SSSt %
J SbeeprHeceipts 500 shipments 1n MARKET
steady All shorn natives q 1904 G western Is ioa
Tse Te xans q SOFAS 65: lambs q U014 W.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Pocket Real Estate.
The Eagle pocket real estate book has he
come a universal favorite among des.ieri
generally in the west. %-1F
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Dunbar & bearing, reliable undertakers
235 n Main telephone 30S. d6l-lmo
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

The scavenger, formerly c. c. Sterling &
Co, has moved his office to j. 1. Holmes on
S. Main street. Telephone No. 1s2 "A LIT
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Take Cannon Ball stage" from CuliiS on
for Greensburg. 53-u
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aiding futuresrsnged as follows:

Cash quotations were as follOws'
Flour quiet without Quotabie change.
No sufiDg WI eat 6sA@H
No red IN bid.
No spring wheat 81
No corn i0l4
No oats 2413.
No 2rye A.
No Barley 81
Ness pork IS o.
Lard 50G6 511@.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
MONEY TO LOAN

on Farms and City
PROPERTY. Low
Ra, eS. No Delay.
Ohio and Western
Mortgage and Trust
Co.
Jas. J. Robinson,
I27 N Main. Sec'y
d5i-tf.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
PRODUCE.
Ner lorK MoneY.

New I ORR Money.
NEW YORK, Aug !,
Money on call easy at SOS per cent; closed at
rhine mercantile paper o.
sterling exchange dun but nrm at eUsa Tor 81 day
bills snd 81 92Ie for demand.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
MARKETS Ry TELEGRAPH.
WICHITA MARKETS.

WICHITA, Aug. IS.
Bent County register., 1887-01-01

l.. HESS reserves
this space to adver-
tise the New Dry
Goods Store just
opened on South
Side, Lamar, Colo.
Bent County register., 1887-01-01
A. T. d s. F. X. r.

when travelling for health. ta.,
pleasure, take the Banana line.
points east. west. north or south.
Through tickets to all imporfant -,
the United states sad Canada ans%
baggage checkcd to destination.
The daily Pullman Palace Car serv.,.
the dining stations operated and eas,.
by this company are too well knoSn -
con- meat necessary.
VIZ. WHITE. G. P. aud ?
Topeka. ga.
Bent County register., 1887-01-01

J. Z. GODDING,
Secretary and General Manager.
LAMAR, COLORADO.
, 1887-07-06
County Commissioners.

The above body held quite a lengthy
business meeting yesterday. A greater
portion of the time was devoted to the
consideration of bills against the county.
Many were paid, some disallowed, a few
reduced, and a number laid over.
A petition was presented praying for
the construction of a county road from a
point on the Cheyenne Pass road to the
west line of the Fort Russell military res
ervation. D. McUlvan, D. S. Swan and
L. Ashenfelter were appointed viewers,
and will inspect the route July Is.
A road is also wanted from Lusk to
Manville. John Evans, Nat Baker and
o. j. Demmon will inspect the route
July IS.
In the matter of a road from Otto to
Buford via Granite canyon, action was
deferred until the 18th INST.
, 1887-07-06

ERIE, Pa. July about $50 last
night two fires broke out almost stimuli
~taneously in a hotel and sawmill in Clar-
endon, seven miles east of Warren. and a
brisk wind swept the flames over the
frame buildings of the village like a whirl-
wind. Aid was procured from Warren
as soon as possible, but it was too late to
stay the progress of the fire, and about all
that was saved of the town was the rail-
road depot.
The area burned over is about twenty
acres, and the value Of the buildings is
roughly estimated at $3.50, 900, exclusive
of the contents. The insurance is insig-
~nificant.
Eleven hundred people are homeless
tonight and camping out in the woods.
Lumber in large quantities is being
shipped in and prepare tons are being
made as rapidly as possible to provide
shelter for the unfortunate inhabitants,
who have lost their all. 1t is believed
the fire was of incendiary origin and the
trouble is alleged to have grown out of
the refusal of the county authorities to
give liquor licenses. The proprietor of
the hotel where the fire was first discov-
cred is charged with having uttered
threats to burn the town, and this morn
ing he fled to the woods. He was soon
captured, however, and placed in jail.
Threats of lynching are freely made.
, 1887-07-06
POINTS.

T. B. and j. M. Chadwick are in town.
j. M. Cannon is in from the LC ranch.
John Owens, of Lusk, is in the city
again.
Miss Edith Duffy returned from Sidney
yesterday.
Miss Bertha Spoor is visiting friends at
the Chug.
Hamlin's Wizard Oil Concert company
is at Dyer's hotel.
Mrs. j. A. Brcckons returned from
Egbert last evening,
Hugh Chittick, of the F. f. & NJ. V.
railway, is in the city.
Nat Baker and A. j. Davis arrived
from Lusk last evening.
Chas. Terry, formerly of this city,
came up from Greeley Sunday.
Samuel E. Rogers, an Omaha banker,
Is in the city, accompanied by his son.
B. H.. Vail, tax agent for the Union
Pacific, cam up from Omaha last even
ing.
Superintendent Wurtele has returned
from the West. He spent the Fourth in
Rawlins.
Mrs. Lulu Campbell has returned from
Denver. Billy is consequently happy
once more.
Maj. Glafcke has returned from a fly
ing business trip to Denver, Fort Collins
and Greeley.
Geo. f. Wanless, the Denver insurance
man, was a passenger from the South
last evening.
The Harrigan party stopped at the In
ter Ocean while here. They left for the
West last evening.
Chas. Hecht and wife and children,
Laramie, formerly of this city, are visit
ing Cheyenne friends.
Geo. Astell, the tinsmith, is again in
Denver, undergoing treatment for an eye
injured some time since.
Sam Bernard, chief clerk at the Collins
house, Lusk, arrived Monday. He will
testify in the Mccoy CASE
J. A and R. W. Breckons and j. G.
Pratt spent the Fourth fishing in the
North Poudre. They were very success
full.
, 1887-07-06
New Money order Offices.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Three hundred
and ifty-fve new money order offices were
established to-day by the postmaster gen
eral. The following are among them: In
Acknowledging; in California-Brook-
Ign station, Oakland, E%scondida, Lagonia,
Mayield, Michigan Bluff, New Hall, San
Jacinto, South Pasadena and Upton; in
Colorado-Akron, Brighton, Julesburg,
Lamar, Littleton, Meeker, New Windsor,
Portland, Reckvale; in Idaho-Grant-
vile, Montpelier, Gueray; in Montana
Anaconda, Big Timber, Cook, Gorham'
Chloride, Magdalena; in Oregon-Gardi-
ner, Newport, Toledo, Vale; in Utah
Fillmore, Price; in Washington Territory
-Endicott, New Dungenes; in Wyoming
Buffalo and Lusk. One hundred and
ninety additional postal note Offices were
also established to-day.
, 1887-07-06
A DARING JUMP.
Prof. Baldwin's Leap from a
Balloon.
The Town of Clarendon, Pa,
Wiped Out by Fire.
Brutal Fight Between Hoar
and Hurley.
A Leap from a Balloon.

QUINCY, ILL.,, July 5.-The much
talked of leap from a balloon was made by
Prof. Thomas S. Baldwin, at the fair
grounds OF this city Monday. Over
10000 people witnessed the performance,
which was very daring. Baldwin assembled
to the height Of one mile and then holding
his parachute launched himself into
space. The parachute is about eighteen
feet in diameter and made of cords and
strong silk. When the jump was made
it was closed, and at the first 200 feet the
aeronaut dropped like a rock. Then as
the parachute expanded its speed became
less rapid and the eronau and his
strange apparatus loated steadily down
like a bird. 1t was a grand sight. The
descent was accomplished in three min
utes and twenty seconds.
struck the ground with some force, but
not enough to injure him. The descent
varied about a quarter of a mile from the
vertical, and the professor struck the
ground about a mile and a half from
where the ascent was made. His at
tempt to collapse the balloon when Jump
ing failed, and 1t scared away skyward
when relieved of his weight.
Baldwin is a native of Quincy and &c
years old. He was for a number of years
engaged in the newspaper business here,
but for the last few years has been study
ing athletics and ballooning. He made a
similar leap in California last winter. the
distance being 1000 feet.